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Improvement  of  the  Upper  Mississippi 
River 


A  Bibliography 


BY 


MISS  WINIFRED  GREGORY 

Chief  of  the  Industrial  Arts  Division 


OF  THE 


St.  Paul  Public  Library 

ST.  PAUL,  MINX. 


218 

IMPROVEMENT  OF  THE  UPPER  MISSISSIPPI 

RIVER: 

*A  BIBLIOGRAPHY 

Compiled  by  Winifred  Gregory. 

St.  Paul  has  been  so  long  recognized  as  the  head  of  navigation 
on  the  Mississippi  River,  that  questions  on  its  development  as  an 
economic  factor  in  transportation  inevitably  come  to  St.  Paul 
engineers,  and  to  the  St.  Paul  Public  Library. 

To  aid  in  answering  these  questions  this  bibliography  has  been 
prepared  by  Miss  Winifred  Gregory,  in  charge  of  the  industrial 
arts  division. 

The  collections  described  include  the  libraries  of  the  Upper 
Mississippi  Improvement  Association  and  of  the  late  Thomas  E. 
Wilkinson,  Esq.,  of  Burlington,  Iowa,  recently  presented  to  the 
Public  Library  and  believed  to  be  the  most  complete  in  the  United 
States. 

References  to  material  not  in  the  library  are  also  included. 

W.  DAWSON  JOHNSTON, 


Librarian. 


CONTENTS 

General  Works — Arranged  by  date. 
Waterways — 

Minnesota  and  Red  River  of  the  North  Waterway. 

Waterway  from  Lake  Superior  to  the  Mississippi  River. 

Waterway  from  Lake  Michigan  to  the  Mississippi  River. 
Wisconsin  route. 

Waterway  from  Lake  Michigan  to  the  Mississippi  River. 
Illinois  route. 

Hennepin  Canal. 

Terminals  and  Water-front  Improvement. 
Water-power  Development — 

Reservoirs. 

St.  Paul  and  Minneapolis  Lock  and  Dam. 

Keokuk  Lock  and  Dam. 

Engineering  Miscellany. 
Maps. 


*Many  engineers  situated  in  the  Mississippi  Valley  states  are  constantly 
demanding  information  on  this  subject  and  many  others  are  extremely  inter- 
ested. Portions  of  the  list  will  be  published  in  each  issue  during  the  remainder 
of  the  year  until  the  bibliography  is  complete. 

The  Bulletin  feels  that  the  value  to  the  members  and  the  credit  which  the 
societies  will  receive  fully  justify  the  publication  of  this  exceptionally  thor- 
ough piece  of  work. — Editor's  Note. 


Improvement  of  the  Upper  Mississippi  River  219 

KEY  TO  ABBREVIATIONS 

Aff.  Eng.  Soc.  Minn. — Affiliated  Engineering  Societies  of  Minnesota.  Bul- 
letin. 

Am.  City — American  City. 

Am.  J.  Sci. — American  Journal  of  Science. 

Am.  Soc.  Civil  Eng. — American  Society  of  Civil  Engineers.    Transactions. 

Am.  Soc.  Mech.  Eng. — American  Society  of  Mechanical  Engineers.  Journal. 

Annals  of  Amer.  Acad. — Annals  of  the  American  Academy  of  Political  and 
Social  Science. 

Assn.  Eng.  Soc. — Association  of  Engineering  Societies.    Journal. 

Can.  Eng. — Canadian  Engineer. 

Gassier— Cassier's  Magazine, 

Cassier's  Eng.  Mo. — Cassier's  Engineering  Monthly,  London. 

Cong.  Rec. — Congressional  Record. 

Elec.  Wld.— Electrical  World. 

Eng. — Engineering. 

Eng.  &  Contr. — Engineering  and  Contracting. 

Eng.  News — Engineering  News. 

Eng.  News-Rec.— Engineering  News-Record. 

Eng.  Rec. — Engineering  Record. 

Engineer's  Yrbk. — Engineer's  Yearbook,  University  of  Minnesota. 

Gen.  Elec.  Rev. — General  Electric  Review. 

Iron  Tr.  Rev. — Iron  Trade  Review. 

J.  Pol.  Econ. — Journal  of  Political  Economy. 

Lakes-to-Gulf  Assoc.— Lakes-to-the-Gulf  Deep  Waterway  Association.  Pro- 
ceedings. 

Minn.  Eng. — Minnesota  Engineer. 

Minn.  Sur.  &  Eng.  Soc. — Minnesota  Surveyors'  and  Engineers'  Society, 
Bulletin. 

Mun.  Eng. — Municipal  Engineering. 

Nat'l  Geog.  Mag. — National  Geographic  Magazine. 

Pop.  Sci.  M. — Popular  Science  Monthly. 

Prof.  Mem. — Professional  Memoirs,  U.  S.  Engineer  Dept. 

R.  of  Rs.— American  Monthly  Review  of  Reviews. 

Sci.  Am. — Scientific  American. 

Sci.  Am.  S. — Scientific  American  Supplement. 

Scribner — Scribner's  Magazine. 

Tech.  Wld.— Technical  World. 

Trans-Miss.  Comm.  Cong. — Trans-Mississippi  Commercial  Congress.  Pro- 
ceedings. 

U.  S.  G.  S.— United  States  Geological  Survey. 

Upper  Miss.  Improv.  Assoc. — Upper  Mississippi  River  Improvement  Asso- 
ciation. Proceedings. 

W.  Soc.  Eng. — Western  Society  of  Engineers.     Journal. 

Yale  Sci.  M.— Yale  Scientific  Monthly. 


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220  Improvement  of  the  Upper  Mississippi  River 

GENERAL 

Upper  Mississippi  River  Improvement  Association.  Proceedings 
1902-13. 

President's  address.     1914-17. 

U.  S.  Mississippi  River  Commission.     Reports.     1880- 

Printed  in  the  annual  reports  of  the  Chief  of  Engineers,  U.  S.  Army. 
1881- 

—     Engineer  Dept.     Annual  report.    1866- 

Includes  much  miscellaneous  material  concerning  the  development 
of  the  upper  Mississippi  river. 

1856 

Report  on  Survey  of  the  Mississippi  River.  E.  B.  Washburne.  Ap.  22, 
1856.  34th  Congress,  1st  Sess.  H.  R.  72.  S  p. 

Recommends  improvement  of  the  river  between  the  Falls  of  St.  An 
thony  and  Sauk  Rapids,  and  asks  for  an  appropriation  to  improve  navi- 
gation between  the  Minnesota  river  and  the  Falls  of  St.  Anthony. 

1861 

Memorial  of  the  Legislature  of  Minnesota  for  Improvement  of  the 
Mississippi  River.  Ja.  30,  1861.  36th  Congress,  2d  Sess.  H.  M.  Doc.  29. 
4  p. 

Asking  an  appropriation  of  $40,000  for  improvement  below  St.  An- 
thcny  Falls,  and  $50,000  above  the  Falls  to  Sauk  Rapids. 

1862 

Summary  Statement  of  the  General  Interests  of  Manufacture  and 
Trade  Connected  with  the  Upper  Mississippi,  by  David  Heaton,  together 
with  the  Hydrographical  Survey  and  Geology  of  the  Mississippi  River 
from  Ft.  Snelling  to  St.  Anthony  Falls,  by  T.  M.  Griffith  and  C.  L.  Ander- 
son. 1862.  12  p. 

1865 

Memorial  to  Congress,  asking  for  aid  to  extend  navigation  to  the 
Falls  of  St.  Anthony.  Mississippi  River  Improvement  and  Manufacturing 
Co.,  Minneapolis.  N.  25,  1865.  9  p. 

1866 

Memorial  of  the  Legislature  of  Minnesota  on  Navigation  of  the  Mis- 
sissippi River.  F.  9,  1866.  39th  Congress,  1st  Sess.  S.  M.  Doc.  54.  5  p. 

In  favor  of  a  grant  of  lands  to  perfect  the  navigation  of  the  Missis- 
sippi to  the  Falls  of  St.  Anthony. 

Improvement  of  the  Upper  Mississippi  River.  Speech  of  Alexander 
Ramsey  in  the  Senate.  My.  21,  1866.  8  p. 

Survey  of  Upper  Mississippi  River.  G.  K.  Warren.  D.  20,  1866.  39th 
Congress,  2d  Sess.  Ex.  Doc.  116  p. 

Includes  a  general  description,  of  the  river  and  its  northern  tributaries 
with  plans  and  estimates  for  their  improvement. 

1868 

Report  on  Survey  of  the  Upper  Mississippi  River  and  Its  Tributaries. 
G.  K.  Warren.  Ap.  8,  1868.  40th  Congress,  2d  Sess.  H.  E.  Doc.  247.  10  p. 

Physical  Features  of  the  Upper  Mississippi.  G.  K.  Warren.  Amer. 
Naturalist  2:497-502.  N.  1868. 

A  brief  general  article  on  the  geological  history  of  this  region. 

1870 

Report  on  Improvement  of  the  Mississippi  River  at  or  near  the  Falls 
of  St.  Anthony.  G.  K.  Warren.  F.  1,  1870.  41st  Congress,  2d  Sess.  H.  E. 
Doc.  118.  6  p. 


Improvement  of  the  Upper  Mississippi  River  221 

1872 

Report  in  Regard  to  the  Cost  of  Continuing  the  Work  for  the  Preser- 
vation of  the  Falls  of  St.  Anthony,  u.  S.  Engineer  Dept.  Ap.  15,  1872. 
42d  Congress,  2d  Sess.  S.  E.  Doc.  59.  9  p. 

1876 

Report  upon  the  Physics  and  Hydraulics  of  the  Mississippi  River,  by 
A.  A.  Humphreys  and  H.  L.  Abbott.     1876. 
Upper  Mississippi  River,  53-67. 

1877 

Give  Us  An  Unobstructed  Mississippi.  A  memorial  to  Congress  to 
secure  an  adequate  appropriation  for  a  prompt  and  thorough  improvement 
of  the  Mississippi  river.  Mississippi  River  Improvement  Convention,  St. 
Paul,  1877.  41  p. 

1885 

Navigation  of  the  Upper  Mississippi  and  St.  Croix.  E.  W.  Durant. 
Rivers  and  Harbors  Convention,  St.  Paul.  1885:141-45. 

Letter  from  A.  Mackenzie  on  the  Work  on  the  Mississippi  River  from 
Des  Moines  Rapids  to  St.  Paul.  Rivers  and  Harbors  Convention,  St.  Paul. 
1885:107-11. 

1887 

The  Commerce  of  the  Mississippi  River  from  St.  Paul  to  St.  Louis. 
Frank  Johnson.  1887.  50th  Congress,  1st  Sess.  H.  E.  Doc.  6.  22  p. 

1888 

Reports  on  Examinations  and  Surveys  of  the  Mississippi  River  Be- 
tween St.  Paul  and  St.  Anthony  Falls,  an  examination  of  the  Minnesota 
river  with  a  view  to  its  improvement  by  locks  and  dams,  and  of  the  Red 
River  of  the  North  from  Moorhead  to  Fergus  Falls.  U.  S.  Engineer  Dept. 
D.  10,  1888.  50th  Congress,  1st  Sess.  H.  E.  Doc.  158.  25  p. 

1890 

The  Mississippi  and  Its  44  Navigable  Tributaries,  Descriptive,  Com- 
mercial and  Statistical  Review.  A.  D.  Anderson.  1890.  45  p. 

Transportation  on  the  Rivers  of  the  Mississippi  Valley.  U.  S.  Census 
Bureau,  llth  Census,  1890.  Transportation  2:393-465. 

1891 

The  Commerce  of  the  Great  Lakes,  the  Mississippi  River  and  Its  Trib- 
utaries. S.  G.  Brock.  1891.  52d  Congress,  1st  Sess.  H.  E.  Doc.  6:2.  96  p. 

1894 

Hydro-geology  of  the  Upper  Mississippi  Valley.  D.  W.  Mead  Assn 
Eng.  Soc.  Maps.  13:329-96.  Jl,  1894. 

1898 

Navigation  on  the  Mississippi.  George  Lamont.  D.  15,  1898.  55th 
Congress,  3d  Sess.  S.  R.  1433:34-40. 

1901 

Riparian  Lands  of  the  Mississippi  River,  Past,  Present,  Prospective; 
being  a  collection  of  essays  and  discussions  of  problems  affecting  the 
improvement  of  navigation  of  the  Mississippi  river.  F.  H.  Tompkins. 
Maps.  Chicago,  1901.  640  p. 

1902 

Address  on  the  Improvement  of  the  Mississippi  River.  L.  E.  Cooley. 
Trans-Miss.  Comm.  Cong.  1902:101-11. 


222  Improvement  of  the  Upper  Mississippi  River 

Discusses  the  Michigan-Mississippi  waterway,  the  portage  at  Travers 
Lake  and  the  possibilities  of  water  transportation  from  Canada  to  the 
Mississippi,  the  reservoir  system, 'and  the  deepening  of  the  channel  be- 
tween Minneapolis  and  St.  Louis. 

Remarks  on  the  Improvement  of  the  Upper  Mississippi  River.  L.  B. 
Cooley.  Upper  Miss.  Improv.  Assoc.  1902:26-32. 

Outlines  a  trunk  waterway  from  the  Gulf  of  St.  Lawrence  to  the  Great 
Lakes,  the  Illinois  and  Mississippi  rivers,  and  discusses  the  advantages  of 
the  Keokuk  dam. 

Address  on  the  Improvement  of  the  Upper  Mississippi  River.  John 
Espy.  Trans-Miss.  Comm.  Cong.  1902:97-100. 

Memorial  to  Congress  on  Improving  the  Upper  Mississippi  River  Be- 
tween St.  Anthony  Falls  and  the  Mouth  of  the  Ohio  River.  Upper  Missis- 
sippi River  Improvement  Association.  1902. 

1905 

Water  Transportation;  its  economic  importance.  F.  H.  Dixon.  St. 
Louis  railway  club.  10:7:8-33.  N.  10,  1905. 

In  the  section  on  river  transportation,  the  economic  problems  of  Mis- 
sissippi river  development  are  broadly  considered. 

1906 

Mississippi  River  and  Its  Tributaries.  S.  B.  Ladd.  U.  S.  Census 
Bureau.  Transportation  by  water.  163-95.  1906. 

1907 

Mississippi  River  Between  Missouri  River  and  St.  Paul.  C.  S.  Riche, 
Ja.  3,  1907.  59th  Congress,  2d  Sess.  H.  Doc.  341.  18  p. 

Contains  a  report  of  estimates  for  a  six-foot  channel  from  St.  Paul 
to  the  Missouri  river,  by  C.  W.  Durham. 

Our  Great  River;  what  it  is  and  may  be  for  commerce,  agriculture, 
and  sanitation,  the  largest  inland  project  of  our  time.  W.  J.  McGee. 
World's  Work.  13:8576-84.  F.  1907. 

The  Future  of  Our  Navigable  Waters.  J.  L.  Mathews.  Atlantic. 
100:721-28.  D.  1907. 

A  plea  for  broader  recognition  of  the  value  of  river  improvement. 
The  Mississippi  river  is  especially  stressed. 

The  Importance  to  the  Commerce  of  the  United  States  of  Improving 
the  Upper  Mississippi  River.  A.  B.  Cummins.  Lakes-to-Gulf  Assoc. 
1907:76-80. 

1908 

Mississippi  Improvement  and  Traffic  Prospects.  R.  B.  Way.  Annals 
of  Amer.  Acad.  31:146-63.  Ja.  1908. 

The  whole  river  is  studied,  sections  being  devoted  to  regulation, 
reservoirs  of  the  upper  Mississippi  river,  Lakes  to  Gulf  waterway,  water 
power  in  the  Upper  river,  river  traffic  and  rates  above  St.  Louis,  etc. 

New  Era  for  the  Upper  Mississippi.  J.  H.  Davidson.  States  Mag. 
1:1-9.  D.  1908. 

Discusses  the  effect  on  commerce  of  improving  the  upper  Mississippi. 

Preliminary  Report  of  the  Inland  Waterways  Commission.  1908.  60th 
Congress,  1st  Sess.  S.  Doc.  325.  701  p. 

Partial  contents:  Physical  characteristics  of  the  Mississippi  river 
and  its  tributaries,  69-86.  Upper  Mississippi  river  traffic,  124-26.  Statutes 
relating  to  water  power,  621-51. 

First  Annual  Report  of  the  Waterways  Commission,  State  of  Wis- 
consin. 1908.  38  p. 

Deals  with  the  navigation  of  the  Mississippi  river  between  St.  Louis 
and  St.  Paul,  comparing  it  with  the  rivers  of  western  Europe. 


Improvement  of  the  Upper  Mississippi  River  223 

1909 

Improvement  of  the  Upper  Mississippi  River.  C.  McD.  Townsend. 
Maps.  W.  Soc.  Eng.  14:26-72.  F.  1909. 

A  comprehensive  report  dealing  fully  with  the  characteristics  of  the 
upper  Mississippi  and  the  history  of  the  improvement  works,  reservoirs, 
dredging,  etc.  It  covers  more  particularly  the  distance  from  the  Omaha 
bridge  at  St.  Paul  to  the  mouth  of  the  Missouri.  Abstract  relating  mainly 
to  the  character  and  construction  of  the  improvements.  Eng.  News. 
61:485-89.  My.  6,  1909. 

Transportation  on  the  Mississippi  River  and  Its  Tributaries.  J.  L. 
Mathews.  Eng.  News.  62:615-16.  D.  2,  1909. 

Discusses  necessary  depth  of  channel,  types  of  tow-boats,  etc. 

Traffic  history  of  Mississippi  river  system.  F.  H.  Dixon.  Nat'l 
waterways  commission  Bulletin  11.  D.  1909.  70  p. 

Address  on  the  Improvement  of  the  Waterways  of  the  Upper  Missis- 
sippi. F.  G.  Allen.  Nat'l  rivers  and  harbors  congress.  6:92-98.  1909. 

Address  on  Upper  Mississippi  River  Development  A.  O.  Eberhardt. 
Upper  Miss.  Improv.  Assoc.  1909:1-8. 

Address,  Development  of  American  Waterways.  A.  O.  Eberhardt. 
Nat'l  rivers  and  harbors  congress.  6:165-75.  1909. 

Considers  briefly  the  advantages  of  improved  navigation  to  the  states 
bordering  the  river. 

The  Upper  Mississippi.  J.  L.  Mathews.  In  Remaking  the  Mississippi. 
151-68.  1909. 

American  Inland  Waterways,  Their  Relation  to  Railway  Transporta- 
tion and  to  the  National  Welfare;  their  creation,  restoration  and  main- 
tenance. Herbert  Quick.  1909. 

A  broad  treatment  of  waterway  problems,  not  confined  to  Mississippi, 
but  containing  much  miscellaneous  information  on  that  river. 

Report  on  Transportation  by  Water  in  the  United  States.  U.  S. 
Bureau  of  corporations.  1909. 

Partial  contents:  Lakes  to  the  Mississippi  routes,  1:51-52;  Upper 
Mississippi  and  tributaries,  2:284-303;  Ports  on  the  upper  Mississippi, 
3:232. 

1910 

Report  on  examination  of  river  from  St.  Paul  to  Minneapolis  with 
view  to  modification  of  project  to  provide  for  increased  depth  and  utiliza- 
tion of  surplus  water  for  development  of  power.  U.  S.  Engineer  Dept. 
Mr.  4,  1910.  61st  Congress,  2d  Sess.  H.  Doc.  741.  17  p. 

The  Future  of  Our  Waterways.  J.  J.  Hill.  World's  work.  19:12779-91. 
Ap.  1910. 

Outlines  the  essentials  for  developing  waterways,  and  states  that  a 
channel  of  20  ft.  is  the  minimum  depth  for  efficiency. 

On  River  Improvement  and  the  Minnesota  River  Survey.  A.  F.  Meyer. 
Minn.  Eng.  18:207-09.  My.  1910. 

Proposed  Development  of  Inland  Waterways.  S.  O..Dunn.  Scribner 
47:750-58.  Je.  1910. 

The  Mississippi  system  receives  special  study,  and  its  development 
is  unfavorably  reported. 

First  Annual  Report  of  the  Minnesota  Waterways  Commission.  Pre- 
liminary studies  and  suggestions  and  recommendations.  1910. 

Notes  en  river  frontage,  terminal  facilities,  boat  construction  and 
reservoirs  as  an  aid  in  navigation. 

1911 

Novel  and  Practical  Plan  to  Establish  Commerce  on  the  Mississippi 
River.  Alexander  McDougall.  Duluth.  1911. 


224  Improvement  of  the  Upper  Mississippi  River 

1912 

Reclamation  and  Conservation  of  the  Alluvial  Lands  in  the  Upper 
Mississippi  Valley,  Now  and  Formerly  Subject  to  Overflow.  C.  W.  Dur- 
ham. Map.  Eng.  and  Contr.  37:21-24.  Ja.  3,  1912. 

Government  Improvement  of  the  Upper  Mississippi  River.  J.  E.  Kaul- 
fuss.  Wis.  Eng.  16:209-18,  254-61.  F.-Mr.  1912. 

Part  1  is  devoted  to  outlining  the  scope  of  the  necessary  improve- 
ments; part  2  deals  with  the  actual  work  of  maintaining  a  5-ft.  channel 
from  St.  Louis  to  St.  Paul. 

Improving  Upper  Mississippi  River.  E.  F.  Linderman.  Eng.  News. 
67:670-73.  Ap.  11,  1912. 

Description  of  the  character  of  the  work,  methods  used  and  some 
particulars  of  the  unit  cost. 

High  and  Low  Water  Elevations  and  the  Various  Datums  Used  on 
the  Upper  Mississippi  River.  C.  W.  Durham.  Tables.  Eng.  and  Contr. 
38:310-11.  S.  18,  1912. 

Deforestation  and  Stream  Flow  with  Special  Reference  to  the  Upper 
Mississippi  River.  C.  W.  Durham.  Eng.  and  Contr.  38:445-46.  O.  16, 
1912. 

1913 

Reports  on  survey  of  Mississippi  river  between  Winnibigoshish  and 
Pokegama  reservoirs  and  from  Leech  Lake  dam  to  the  mouth  of  Leach 
river,  Minn.,  with  view  to  straightening  and  improving  channel.  U.  S. 
Engineer  Dept.  Ja.  4,  1913.  62d  Congress,  3d  Sess.  H.  Doc.  1223.  18  p. 

.  The  Upper  Mississippi  River.    T.M.Wilkinson.    National  waterways. 
2:151-54.    Ap.  1913. 

1914 

Regulation  of  Rivers.     J.  L.  Van  Ornum.     1914. 

Brief  notes  on  upper  Mississippi  reservoirs,  dredging  operations  and 
current  control. 

1915 

Improvement  of  Inland  Waterways.  Speech  in  the  House  of  Repre- 
sentatives. G.  R.  Smith.  Cong.  Rec.  52:1902-06.  Ja.  19,  1915. 

A  plea  for  continued  improvement  of  the  upper  Mississippi. 

The  Engineer's  Interest,  with  special  reference  to  the  Mississippi  river 
and  its  tributaries.  H.  N.  Wagner.  Can.  Eng.  28:191-94.  Ja.  28,  1915. 

Devoted  to  a  discussion  of  the  value  of  reservoirs,  the  protection  work 
necessary  to  reduce  floods,  and  the  canalization  of  the  main  stream  and 
the  larger  tributaries. 

Minneapolis  and  the  Mississippi.  F.  C.  Shenehon.  Minn.  Eng.  21:105 
16.  Mr.  1915. 

The  value  of  the  Mississippi  river  to  the  city  to  supply  water,  to 
serve  as  a  drainage  canal,  to  develop  water  power,  and  to  carry  commerce. 

Waterways  and  Commercial  Evolution.  R.  H.  Hess.  Annals  of 
Amer.  Acad.  59:259-82.  My.  1915. 

The  Mississippi  river  system  is  treated  at  length. 

The  Great  River.  George  Marvin.  World's  Work.  30:49-65,  213-37, 
469-85,  584-604.  My.-S.  1915. 

A  serial  in  four  parts:  The  war  on  the  Mississippi;  Controlling  the 
Mississippi;  The  sovereignty  of  the  Mississippi;  Navigating  the  Mississippi. 

The  Mississippi  River.  J.  W.  Woermann.  Ass'n  Eng.  Soc.  55:37-66. 
S.  1915. 

General  article  covering  source,  reservoirs,  dams,  floods,  dredging, 
levees,  early  navigation,  and  the  rise  and  decline  of  river  commerce. 


Improvement  of  the  Upper  Mississippi  River  225 

1916 

River  Navigation:  Can  the  Mississippi  river  be  made  useful  to  Min- 
neapolis shippers?  Minneapolis  civic  and  commerce  association.  Com- 
mittee on  river  development.  1916.  20  p. 

1917 

Improvement  of  Mississippi  River  from  Winona  to  La  Crosse,  in  ac- 
cordance with  the  six-foot  channel  project  adopted  by  Congress,  Mr.  2, 
1907.  W.  A.  Thompson.  Prof.  Mem.  9:300-07.  1917. 

1918 

River  Navigation.  A  war  measure  that  is  likely  to  prove  of  perma- 
nent value.  W.  F.  Decker.  R.  of  Rs.  57:174-76.  F.  1918. 

Advises  the  use  of  barges  and  tow-boats  rather  than  the  old  style 
steamboat,  and  urges  federal  aid  in  developing  traffic. 

Presidential  Address.  A.  F.  Meyer.  Aff.  Eng.  Soc.  Minn.  3:17-25. 
F.  1918. 

Brief  remarks  concerning  the  utilization  of  water  power  at  the  Gov- 
ernment dam  at  Fort  Snelling  and  the  navigation  reservoirs  on  the  upper 
Mississippi  river. 

The  Mississippi  Waterway  System  as  a  War  Transportation  Factor. 
C.  H.  Huff,  St.  Louis  Star.  Reprinted  in  St.  Paul  Daily  News.  Je.-Jl.  1918. 

A  series  of  twelve  articles,  the  first  three  dealing  with  upper  Missis- 
sippi river  problems. 

WATERWAYS. 
MINNESOTA  AND   RED  RIVER  WATERWAY. 

McCleary,  J.  T,  Connecting  the  Minnesota  River  and  the  Red  River 
of  the  North.  Jl.  27,  1894.  53d  Congress,  2d  Sess.  H.  R.  1335. 

A  report  favoring  a  survey  of  these  rivers  with  a  view  to  their  con- 
nection in  continuous  waterway. 

Usher,  J.  P.  Letter  ...  in  relation  to  uniting  the  navigable 
waters  of  the  Mississippi  river  with  the  Red  River  of  the  North  by  slack- 
water  and  canal  navigation.  Ja.  5,  1863.  37th  Congress,  3d  Sess.  S.  M. 
Doc.  8.  2  p. 

WATER'WAY  FROM  LAKE  SUPERIOR  TO  THE  MISSISSIPPI  RIVER. 

Carey,  W.  N.  The  Lake  Superior-Mississippi  Canal.  Aff.  Eng.  Soc. 
Minn.  2:1-5.  Ja.  1917. 

Review  of  the  report  published  as  House  Document  1008,  64th  Con- 
gress, 1st  Sess. 

Duluth,  Minn.,  Board  of  Engineers.  Report  on  preliminary  examina- 
tion of  waterway  ...  to  the  Chief  of  Engineers.  My.  14,  1913.  96  p. 

The  route  described  is  by  way  of  the  Brule  and  St.  Croix  rivers. 

Fitch,  G.  D.  Report  on  a  canal  connecting  Lake  Superior  and  the 
Mississippi  river  by  way  of  the  St.  Croix,  Minnesota  and  Wisconsin.  Ag. 
30,  1909.  61st  Congress,  2d  Sess.  H.  Doc.  304.  43  p. 

Report  unfavorable  from  a  commercial  viewpoint,  feasible  and  prac- 
tical from  engineering  standpoint. 

Supplements  two  previous  reports,  by  C.  B.  Sears. 

Lake  Superior  and  Mississippi  Canal  Commission.  Appeal  of  Minne- 
sota and  Wisconsin  canal  commissions  in  the  matter  of  Lake  Superior- 
Mississippi  canal.  1914.  30  p. 

General  data  and  argument  for  construction  of  canal. 

Report  to  the  Legislature  of  Minnesota.  1914.    177  p. 

McCleary,  J.  T.  Canal  Connecting  Lake  Superior  with  the  Mississippi 
River.  ITy.  3,  1894.  53d  Congress,  2d  Sess.  H.  R.  830.  5  p. 

Briefly  reviews  the  feasibility  of  five  separate  routes. 


226  Improvement  of  the  Upper  Mississippi  River 

Potter,  C.  L.  General  Data  on  Lake  Superior-Mississippi  River  Canal. 
1914.  63d  Congress,  2d  Sess.  H.  Doc.  920.  54  p. 

This  report  considers  a  route  from  Lake  Superior  to  the  Mississippi 
river  by  way  of  Allouez  Bay,  the  Amnicon,  Moose  and  St.  Croix  rivers, 
Minnesota  and  Wisconsin.  The  report  is  unfavorable. 

Sears,  C.  B.  Lake  Superior  and  Mississippi  Canal.  Maps.  Mr.  30, 
1896.  54th  Congress,  1st  Sess.  H.  Doc.  330.  65  p. 

Reports  as  most  feasible  a  route  from  Allouez  Bay  via  the  Brule  and 
St.  Croix  rivers. 

-    Lake  Superior-Mississippi  River  Canal.    D.  7,  1899.    56th 
Congress,  1st  Sess.  H.  Doc.  69.    16  p. 

Report  supplements  preceding  one,  and  is  unfavorable  as  being  not 
commercially  justifiable  or  actually  feasible. 

Stillwater,  Minnesota,  Citizen's  Association.  Lake  Superior  to  the 
Mississippi  river  via  the  St.  Croix  river.  Report  showing  the  commercial 
utility  of  the  proposed  waterway,  submitted  to  G.  D.  Fitch.  My.  31,  1909. 

Waterway  from  Lake  Superior  to  the  Mississippi  river.  Ap.  8,  1916. 
64th  Congress,  1st  Sess.  H.  Doc.  1008.  223  p. 

The  route  described  is  through  Allouez  Bay,  Amnicon,  Moose  and  St. 
Croix  rivers. 

WATERWAY  FROM   LAKE  MICHIGAN  TO  THE  MISSISSIPPI   RIVER- 
WISCONSIN    ROUTE. 

Boston  Board  of  Trade.  Proceedings.  Relative  to  a  canal  from  the 
lakes  to  the  Mississippi.  1870.  30  p. 

The  Fox  and  Wisconsin  river  route  is  considered. 

Fairchild,  Lucius.  Water  Communication  Between  the  Mississippi 
and  the  Lakes.  Madison,  1870.  88  p. 

Fox  and  Wisconsin  Rivers  Improvement  Committee.  Letter  in  regard 
to  the  Fox  and  Wisconsin  route  between  the  Mississippi  and  the  Lakes. 
Green  Bay,  Wis.,  1875.  15  p. 

Report  of  Select  Committee  of  the  Assembly,   to  whom 

was  referred  so  much  of  the  message  of  the  Governor  as  related  to  the 
Fox  and  Wisconsin  river  improvement.     N.  Y.,  1856.    62  p. 

Fox  and  Wisconsin  Rivers  Improvement  Convention,  Prairie  du  Chien, 
1868.  Water  Communication  Between  the  Mississippi  and  the  Lakes. 
Memorial  to  Congress  on  the  Improvement  of  the  Navigation  of  the 
Fox  and  Wisconsin  Rivers.  Map.  Madison,  1869.  56  p. 

Madison,  1870.     88  p. 

Houstan,  D.  C.  Letter  on  the  continuation  and  completion  of  the 
project  for  the  improvement  of  the  Fox  and  Wisconsin  rivers.  Rivers 
and  Harbors  Convention,  St.  Paul,  1885:119-29. 

Iowa.  Governor.  Regular  message  of  Governor  Merrill  to  legislature 
relating  to  the  water  communication  with  Fox  river  and  the  Great  Lakes. 
Iowa  Doc.,  1870. 

Special  message  of  Governor  Samuel  Merrill  to 

the  13th  general  assembly  in  reference  to  the  proposed  improvements  to 
the  Fox  and  Wisconsin  rivers.     F.  9,  1870.     Iowa  Doc.,  1870. 

—  Legislature.  Memorial  urging  the  importance  of  a  water 
communication  between  the  Atlantic  ocean  and  the  Mississippi  river. 
Iowa.  Laws,  statutes,  etc.  1870:257-80.  Also  in  41st  Congress  2d  Sess. 
H.  M.  Doc.  136.  19  p. 

U.  S.  Engineer  Dept.  Report  on  Wisconsin  and  Fox  Rivers,  Mr.  8, 
1872.  42d  Congress  2d  Sess.  H.  E.  Doc.  185.  14  p. 

Report  of,  arbitrators  for  the  improvement  of  the  water  communica- 
tion between  the  Mississippi  river  and  Lake  Michigan  by  way  of  the 
Wisconsin  and  Fox  rivers. 

Warren,  G.  K.  Report  on  the  transportation  route  along  the  Wisconsin 
and  Fox  rivers,  in  the  State  of  Wisconsin,  between  the  Mississippi  river 
and  Lake  Michigan.  1876.  44th  Congress,  1st  Sess.  S.  E.  Doc.  28.  114  p. 


Improvement  of  the  Upper  Mississippi  River  227 

Wisconsin.  Legislature.  Communication  from  Governor  of  Wisconsin 
and  accompanying  memorial  from  the  Legislature  of  the  same  state 
relating  to  connecting  the  Mississippi  river  with  the  lakes.  Iowa  Doc., 
1868. 

WATERWAY  FROM   LAKE  MICHIGAN  TO  THE  MISSISSIPPI   RIVER- 
ILLINOIS  ROUTE. 

Blair,  F.  P.  Ship  Canal  to  Connect  Mississippi  River  and  Lake  Michi- 
gan. F.  20,  1862.  37th  Congress,  2d  Sess.  H.  R.  37.  13  p. 

Recommends  the  construction  of  such  a  canal. 

Brown,  G.  P.  Drainage  Channel  and  Waterway.  A  history  of  the 
effort  to  secure  an  effective  and  harmless  method  for  the  disposal  of  the 
sewage  of  the  city  of  Chicago,  and  to  create  a  navigable  channel  between 
Lake  Michigan  and  the  Mississippi  river.  Maps.  Chicago,  1894.  180  p. 

Chambers,  Julius.  Joining  the  Great  River  to  the  Great  Lakes.  In 
The  Mississippi  River  and  its  Wonderful  Valley.  224-301,  1910. 

Chicago.  Sanitary  District  Trustees.  Deep  Waterway  from  Lake 
Michigan  to  the  Mississippi  River  at  St.  Louis. 

A  memorial  presented  to  Congress  by  the  trustees  of  the  sanitary 
district  of  Chicago,  favoring  the  construction  by  the  Government  of  the 
United  States  of  a  deep  waterway  from  Lake  Michigan  via  the  Chicago 
sanitary  and  ship  canal  and  the  Desplaines,  Illinois  and  Mississippi  rivers 
to  St.  Louis.  Map  Illus.,  1904.  43  p. 

Chicago  Commercial  Association.  Deep  Waterway  Committee.  Re- 
port. From  the  Great  Lakes  to  the  Gulf  of  Mexico.  Chicago,  n.  d. 

Chiperfield,  B.  M.  A  waterway  from  the  Great  Lakes  to  the  Gulf  of 
Mexico.  Cong.  Rec.  53:1746-53,  Jl.  19,  1916. 

Gives  a  history  of  the  projects  to  connect  Lake  Michigan  by  way  of 
the  Des  Plaines  and  Illinois  rivers  to  the  Mississippi. 

Communications  and  documents  on  the  subject  of  a  grant  of  land  to 
the  state  of  Illinois,  to  aid  in  the  completion  of  the  Illinois  and  Michigan 
canal.  Ja.  3,  1843.  27th  Congress  3d  Sess.  S.  Doc.  26.  14  p. 

Cooley,  L.  E.  Commercial  Utility  of  a  Waterway  of  a  Navigable  Depth 
of  not  Less  than  Fourteen  Feet,  Between  Chicago  and  St.  Louis.  Trans- 
Miss.  Comm.  Cong.  12:123-29,  1901. 

—    The  Continental  Waterway  Policy.    Nat'l  Rivers  and  Har- 
bors Congress.     D.  1906:175-87. 

"The  results  of  an  investigation  into  the  freight  resources  of  the 
U.  S.  and  to  the  conditions  under  which  freight  would  seek  water  trans- 
port by  way  of  the  Great  Lakes."  The  whole  Mississippi  river  is  con- 
sidered, emphasis  being  placed  on  the  waterway  between  Chicago  and 
St.  Louis. 

The  Diversion  of  the  Waters  of  the  Great  Lakes  by  Way 

of  the  Sanitary  and  Ship  Canal  of  Chicago.    Maps.    Chicago,  1913.    216  p. 

The  Illinois  River:   Physical  relations  and  the  removal  of 

the  navigation  dams,  with  supplement  on  the  waterway  relations  of  the 
Sanitary  and  ship  canal  of  Chicago.     Chicago,  1914.    121  p. 

The  Lakes  and  Gulf  Waterway,  as  Related  to  the  Chicago 

Sanitary  Problem.    The  general  project  of  a  waterway  from  Lake  Michi- 
gan to  the  Gulf  of  Mexico.     A  preliminary  report  with  appendices,  maps 
and  profiles.    Chicago,  1891.    34  p. 

Lakes-to-the-Gulf  Waterway.  Statement  before  the  Com- 
mittee on  Rivers  and  Harbors  of  the  House  of  Representatives.  Ja.  28, 
1910.  43  p. 

See  also  Illinois  Internal  Improvement  Commission;   Illi- 
nois River  Valley  Association;   Lakes-to-the-Gulf  Deep  Waterway  Associ- 
ation; U.  S.  Commerce  Committee. 

Grosvenor,  G.  H.  The  Deep-Water  Route  from  Chicago  to  the  Gulf. 
Map.  Natl.  Geog.  Mag.  18:679-85.  O.  1907. 


228  Improvement  of  the  Upper  Mississippi  River 

Halsey,  E.  A.  The  possibilities  of  the  Lakes-to-the-Gulf  Deep  Water- 
way. World  Today  19:1249-53.  N.  1910. 

Hawes,  H.  B.  "Fourteen  Feet  Through  the  Valley."  Assn.  Eng.  Soc. 
38:86-96.  F.  1907. 

Discusses  the  project  of  a  14  ft.  channel  from  Lake  Michigan  to  the 
Mississippi. 

Illinois,  Governor.  Special  Message  of  Governor  Deneen  to  the  47th 
General  Assembly.  Special  session.  Je.  14,  1911.  51  p. 

Concerning  a  deep  waterway  from  Lockport  to  Utica  and  the  develop- 
ment of  water  power  incident  thereto. 

-  Internal  Improvement  Association.  The  Illinois  waterway 
report  with  plans  and  estimates  of  cost  for  a  waterway  from  Lockport  to 
Utica  by  way  of  the  Des  Plaines  and  Illinois  Rivers.  Springfield,  1909. 
67  p. 

The  Lakes  and  Gulf  Waterway.     Springfield, 
1907.     62  p. 

Excellent  resume  of  work  done  and  details  in  progress,  written  largely 
by  L.  E.  Cooley. 

—  Legislature.  A  communication  from  the  governor  of  the 
state  of  Illinois  with  a  copy  of  an  act  .  .  .  tendering  to  the  United 
States  the  cession  of  the  Illinois  and  Michigan  canal,  upon  condition  that 
it  shall  be  enlarged  and  maintained  as  a  national  water-way  for  com- 
mercial purposes.  Maps.  Ja.  8,  1884.  48th  Congress,  1st  Sess.  S.  E. 
Doc.  38.  45  p. 

Memorial     .      .      .     asking  for  a  grant  of  land 

to  aid  ...  in  opening  a  canal  to  connect  the  waters  of  Lake  Michigan 
with  the  Illinois  river.  F.  7,  1827.  19th  Congress,  2d  Sess.  S.  Doc.  46. 
4  p. 

Memorial     ...     in  relation  to  the  extension 

of  the  Illinois  and  Michigan  canal  from  the  Illinois  to  the  Mississippi 
rivers.  F.  20,  1874.  43d  Congress,  1st  Sess.  H.  M.  Doc.  145.  2  p. 

Memorial      ...     on  the  construction  of  a 

canal,  to  unite  the  waters  of  Lake  Michigan  with  the  Illinois  river.  F.  23, 
1826.  19th  Congress,  1st  Sess.  S.  Doc.  49.  4  p. 

Rivers  and  Lakes  Commission.    Bulletins. 

The  following  bulletins  relate  to  the  Lakes-to-the-Gulf  project: 

No.  1.  Conservation  of  Waterpower  in  the  Des  Plaines  and  Illinois 
Rivers  and  the  Improvement  of  these  Rivers  for  Navigation.  1911. 

No.  2.  Prospectus  of  a  Project  for  a  Deep  Waterway  and  Conservation 
of  a  Natural  Resource  of  the  State  of  Illinois,  prepared  by  L.  E.  Cooley. 
1911. 

No.  9.     The  Illinois  Water  Power-Waterway.     1912. 

No.  10.  The  Illinois  Waterway — a  guide  for  navigators  from  Lake  Mich- 
igan to  the  Mississippi  river  via  the  Chicago  Sanitary  and  ship  canal, 
the  Illinois  and  Michigan  canal  and  the  Illinois  river.  Also  an  alternate 
route  via  the  Illinois  and  Mississippi  canal.  2d  ed.  1916. 

No.  13.     The  Illinois  Waterway,  a  Review,  by  Isham  Randolph.     1912. 

No.  15.  The  Illinois  Waterway,  a  Project  for  a  Waterway  for  Eight 
Feet  Minimum  Depth  between  Lockport  and  Utica  and  Available  for  Im- 
mediate Construction.  1914. 

Illinois  and  Mississippi  River  and  Canal  Improvement  Commission. 
A  national  work.  The  all-water  route  from  the  upper  Mississippi  river 
to  New  York  and  the  East.  The  voice  of  boards  of  trade  and  state  legis- 
latures. Washington,  1882.  12  p. 

Illinois  River  Improvement  Convention.  Waterway  Improvement.  A 
matter  of  great  national  importance.  Peoria,  1887.  47  p. 

Illinois  River  Valley  Association.  A  deep  waterway  from  the  Great 
Lakes  to  the  Gulf  of  Mexico.  Maps  Illus.  Reprinted  from  Journal  of 
Western  Society  of  Engineers,  August,  1900. 


Improvement'  of  the   Upper  Mississippi  River  229 

The  Sanitary  and  Ship  Canal  at  Chicago,  by  Isham  Randolph.  Cairo  to 
the  Sanitary  and  Ship  Canal  at  Lockport,  by  L.  E.  Cooley.  Lower  Mis- 
sissippi River  from  the  Gulf  of  Mexico  to  Cairo,  by  J.  A.  Seddon. 

The  Illinois  Waterway.  A  project  for  a  waterway  of  eight  feet  mini- 
mum depth  between  Lockport  and  Utica  and  available  for  immediate  con- 
struction. An  outline  of  the  plan  with  editorial  comment  from  the  press 
and  resolutions  of  state  organizations.  Chicago,  1915.  18  p. 

Johnston,  T.  T.  The  great  waterway  to  connect  Lake  Michigan  with 
the  Mississippi  river,  and  its  influence  on  floods  in  the  Illinois  river.  Assn. 
Eng.  Soc.  6:182-99.  My.  1887. 

Kavanaugh,  W.  K.  Address  on  the  Lakes-to-the-Gulf  Waterway  Project 
Xat'l  Rivers  and  Harbors  Congress  8:108-17.  1911. 

King,  Hoyt.  Commercial  Importance  of  the  Sanitary  Canal  and  Gulf 
Waterway.  World  Today  13:897-901.  S.  1907. 

Lakes-to-the-Gulf  Deep  Waterway  Association.  Report  of  Annual  Con- 
vention. 1-5,  1905-1910. 

The  Deep  Waterway  between  the  Great  Lakes  and  the  Gulf 
of  Mexico.  Development  of  the  deep  waterway  in  relation  to  conserva- 
tion. Maps.  1911. 

Contents:  Address  by  L.  E.  Ccoley — What  Presidents  Have  Said  about 
Our  Water-way — Commercial  Highways  to  the  Ocean,  by  O.  P.  Austin. 

Lamed,  W.  T.  Linking  Lake  Michigan  to  the  Gulf.  Van  Norden  Mag. 
2:66-73.  Je.  1907. 

Long,  T.  K.  The  Lakes-to-the-Gulf  Deep  Waterway.  World  Today  17: 
1265-65;  18:281-86.  D.  1909,  Mr.  1910. 

The  first  article  deals  with  the  project  only  as  it  affects  navigation, 
the  second  as  it  affects  conservation. 

Lydecker,  G.  J.  Illinois  River  and  Illinois  and  Michigan  Canal.  F.  12, 
1879.  45th  Congress,  3d  Sess.  H.  E.  Doc.  81.  13  p. 

McClure,  W.  F.  The  Chicago-St  Louis  Waterway.  Map.  Sci.  Am. 
97:209-10.  S.  21,  1907. 

An  illustrated  article  giving  information  of  recent  developments  with 
reference  to  this  project. 

McMath,  R.  E.  The  Waterway  between  Lake  Michigan  and  the  Mis- 
sissippi by  Way  of  the  Illinois  River.  Assn.  Eng.  Soc.  7:313-29.  Ag.  1888. 

Discusses  the  project  in  respect  to  its  physical,  sanitary,  economical 
and  political  consequences. 

Marshall,  W.  L.  Survey  of  Waterway  from  Lake  Michigan  to  the  Illi- 
nois River.  Maps.  Mr.  11,  1890.  51st  Congress,  1st  Sess.  H.  E.  Doc.  264. 
pt.  1-2. 

Gives  general  review  of  Mississippi  river  traffic,  that  approximate  use 
of  the  canal  may  be  gained. 

Mathews,  J.  L.  Lakes-to-the-Gulf.  In  Remaking  the  Mississippi.  208- 
24.  1909. 

Morgan,  H.  B.  Imperative  Need  of  the  Lakes-to-the-Gulf  Deep  Water- 
way. Mun.  Eng.  54:6-7.  Ja.  1918. 

Moulton,  H.  G.    Waterways  versus  Railways.     1912. 

Partial  contents:  Lakes-to-Gulf  Ship  Canal — "Fourteen  Feet  through 
the  Valley"— A  Depth  of  Eight  Feet  from  Lakes  to  Gulf. 

New  Task  for  Colonel  Goethals.     Current  Opinion  54:500-02.    Je.  1913. 

Suggest  the  construction  of  the  Lakes-to-the-Gulf  waterway  as  Colonel 
Goethals'  next  task. 

Ockerson,  J.  A.  Some  of  the  Engineering  Problems  Involved  in  the 
Construction  cf  a  Deep  Waterway  from  the  Great  Lakes  to  the  Gulf  of 
Mexico.  Assn.  Eng.  Soc.  40:110-27.  F. -1908. 

Payne,  Will.  The  Lakes-to-the-Gulf  Waterway:  an  undertaking  to  float 
the  Commerce  of  the  West  to  the  sea.  Sat.  Eve.  Post  180:3-4,  24-25.  S.  7, 
1907. 


230  Improvement  of  the  Upper  Mississippi  River 

Peyton,  J.  H.  Lakes-to-the-Gulf  Deep  Waterway.  In  American  Trans- 
portation Problem.  125-45,  221-58.  1909. 

Proposed  Lakes-to-the-Gulf  Deep  Waterway.  Map.  Sci.  Am.  101:433-36. 
D.  11,  1909. 

Attempts  to  prove  that  the  14  ft.  waterway  would  prove  so  valuable 
that  a  20  ft.  channel  would  be  warranted  to  carry  ocean  going  ships. 

Putnam,  J.  W.  The  Illinois  and  Michigan  Canal;  a  study  in  economic 
history.  (Chicago  Historical  Society.  Collections,  v.  10)  1918. 

"Shows  the  influence  of  Illinois  and  Michigan  canal  in  the  economic 
development  of  the  state."  Publisher's  Weekly. 

Quick,  Herbert.  Lakes-to-the-Gulf  Waterway.  In  American  Inland 
Waterways.  35-61.  1909. 

Rainey,  H.  T.  Lakes-to-the-Gulf  Deep  Waterway.  Map.  Cong.  Rec. 
41:3:2098-2106.  F.  1,  1907. 

Advises  the  construction  of  a  canal  large  enough  to  float  our  battle 
ships  as  well  as  merchant  ships. 

Randolph,  Isham.    The  deep  waterway.    Midland,  Ag.  1908.    11  p. 

The  Illinois  Waterway:  the  project  for  a  barge  canal  from 

Chicago  to  the  Mississippi  river.    Eng.  &  Contr.  39:274-75.     Mr.  5,  1913. 

Construction  features,  with  estimates  of  quantities  and  costs  given. 

Shelton,  W.  A.     The  Lakes-to-the-Gulf  Deep  Waterway.     1912. 

A  study  of  the  proposed  channel,  terminals,  water  craft,  freight  move- 
ment, and  rail  and  boat  rates. 

Considers  the  traffic  problem  only.  Engineering  side  entirely  disre- 
garded. 

Reprinted  from  Journal  of  Political  Economy  20:541-73,  653-75,  765-806. 
Je.-O.  1912. 

—     Waterway  between   Chicago   and   St.   Louis,   a  Study  in 
Freight  Rates.    J.  Pol.  Econ.  22:64-78.    Ja.  1914. 

Concludes  that  with  the  low  freight  rates  in  this  district,  the  construc- 
tion of  canals  or  the  extensive  improvement  of  river  channels  would  be  a 
waste  of  money. 

Tower,  W.  S.  The  Mississippi  River  Problem.  Pop.  Sci.  M.  73:13-27. 
Jl.  1908. 

Discusses  the  importance  of  a  deep  waterway  from  the  Great  Lakes  to 
the  Gulf  of  Mexico. 

U.  S.  Congress.  Senate.  Committee  on  Commerce.  Lakes-to-the-Gulf 
Deep  Waterway,  statements  of  L.  E.  Cooley,  W.  D.  Hamilton  and  Edward 
Hines,  before  the  Committee  on  Commerce  of  the  Senate.  F.  28,  1910.  53  p. 

Lakes  to  the  Gulf  Deep  Waterway. 

Ap.  16-17,  1912.    80  p. 

House.     Committee  on  Internal  Improvements 

Report  on  the  Lake  Michigan  and  Illinois  River  Canal.  Ap.  13,  1832.  22d 
Congress,  1st  Sess.  H.  R.  446.  20  p. 

Committee  on  Public  Lands.    Report 

on  "A  bill  granting  an  additional  quantity  of  land  to  the  State  of  Illinois, 
to  aid  in  the  completion  of  the  Illinois  and  Michigan  canal."  Ja.  17,  1845. 
28th  Congress,  2d  Sess.  H.  R.  48.  16  p. 

Committee  on  Railways  and  Canals. 

Grant  of  the  Illinois  and  Michigan  Canal.  Ap.  12,  1884.  48th  Congress, 
1st  Sess.  H.  R.  1294.  3  p. 

Committee  on  Roads  and  Canals.  Re- 
port on  the  Lake  Michigan  to  Illinois  River  Canal.  Mr.  30,  1826.  19th 
Congress,  1st  Sess.  H.  R.  147.  5  p. 

Report  on  the  Michigan  to  Illinois 

River  Canal.    Map.    Je.  25,  1834.    23d  Congress,  1st  Sess.  H.  R.  546.    21  p. 

Committee  on  Waterways.     Report 

.  .  .  on  a  memorial  of  the  General  Assembly  of  Illinois,  upon  the  sub- 
ject of  a  canal  communication  between  the  Illinois  river  and  Lake  Michi- 
gan, accompanied  with  a  bill  to  aid  the  State  of  Illinois  in  the  accom- 


Improvement  of  the  Upper  Mississippi  River  231 

plishment  of  the  same.    F.  1,  1825.    18th  Congress,  2d  Sess.  H.  R.  53.    6  p. 

Engineer  Dept.     Final  Report  on  Survey  of  Upper  Illinois 

and  Lower  Des  Plaines  Rivers,  Illinois.  D.  6,  1900.  56th  Congress,  2d 
Sess.  H.  Doc.  112.  11  p. 

Report  by  a  special  board  of  engineers  on  sur- 
vey of  Mississippi  river  from  St.  Louis  to  its  mouth  with  a  view  to  obtain- 
ing a  channel  14  ft.  deep  and  of  suitable  width,  including  a  consideration 
of  the  survey  of  a  proposed  waterway  from  Chicago  to  St.  Louis.  1909. 
61st  Congress,  1st  Sess.  H.  Doc.  50.  532  p. 

Report  of  the  Route  of  a  Canal  to  Connect  the 

Waters  of  Lake  Michigan  with  those  of  the  Illinois  River.  My.  24,  1832. 
22d  Congress,  1st  Sess.  H.  Doc.  245.  7  p. 

Report  upon  the  Proposed  Acquisition  of  the 

Illinois  and  Michigan  Canal.  Maps.  Ja.  11,  1887.  49th  Congress,  2d  Sess. 
H.  E.  Doc.  79.  169  p. 

Report  upon  Survey — with  plans  and  estimates 

of  cost,  for  a  navigable  waterway  14  feet  deep  from  Lockport,  111.,  by 
way  of  Des  Plaines  and  Illinois  rivers  to  the  mouth  of  the  Illinois  river, 
then  by  way  of  the  Mississippi  river  to  St.  Louis,  Mo.,  and  for  a  navigable 
waterway  of  7  to  8  ft.  in  depth  from  the  head  of  navigation  of  Illinois 
river  at  La  Salle,  111.,  through  the  Illinois  river  to  Ottawa,  111.,  by  the 
Mississippi  River  Commission,  covering  the  section  below  the  mouth  of 
the  Illinois  river,  and  by  a  board  of  officers  of  the  corps  of  engineers,  U. 
S.  Army,  covering  the  section  above  the  mouth  of  the  Illinois  river.  Maps. 
1905.  59th  Congress,  1st  Sess.  H.  Dec.  263.  244  p. 

Review  of  Report.    Eng.  News  61:686-92.  Jl.  24,  1909. 

Topographical  Reports,  made  with  a  view  to 

ascertain  the  practicability  of  uniting  the  waters  of  Illinois  river,  with  those 
of  Lake  Michigan.  D.  28,  1819.  16th  Congress,  1st  Sess.  Ex.  Doc.  17.  10  p. 

Waterway  from  Lockport,  111.,  to  the  Mouth  of 

the  Illinois  River.  1911.  61st  Congress,  3d  Sess.  H.  Doc.  1374. 

Wilson,  W.   M.     Lakes-to-the-Gulf  Deep  Waterway.    Nat'l  Rivers  and 
Harbors  Congress.  8.279-83.     1911. 

Wisner,  G.  Y.     Levels  of  the  Lakes  as  Affected  by  the  Proposed  Lake 
Michigan  and  Mississippi  Waterway.  Assn.  Eng.  Soc.  8:123-54.  Mr.  1889. 

HENNEPIN  CANAL 

Benyaurd,  W.  H.  H.  Estimates  for  construction  and  maintenance  of 
the  canal  from  Hennepin  to  the  Mississippi  river.  F.  28,  1883.  47th 
Congress,  2d  sess.  S.  E.  doc.  78.  11  p. 

From  Lake  Michigan  to  the  Mississippi  River.    Davenport, 

la.,  1883.     15  p. 

Durham,  C.  W.  Methods  and  costs  of  rebuilding  South  dam,  head  of 
Rock  river  rapids  at  Lock  35  of  the  Illinois  and  Mississippi  canal.  Eng. 
&  Contr.  38:555-56,  N.  13,  1912. 

Emergency  Gates  on  the  Illinois  and  Mississippi  Canal.  Diagrs.  Eng. 
Rec.  62:213-14,  Ag.  20,  1910. 

Fox,  Henry.  The  Hennepin,  or  the  Illinois  and  Mississippi  Canal. 
Illus.  Wis.  Eng.,  Ja.  1901. 

Explains  the  necessity  for  the  canal,  an  account  of  various  routes 
surveyed,  and  describes  the  construction  work. 

Frazer,  Ray.  Blazing  the  Way  to  the  Gulf.  Tech.  Wld.,  18:356-57, 
N.,  1912. 

Brief  account  of  the  use  of  the  Hennepin  canal,  showing  type  of  boat 
used. 

Handburg,  T.  H.  Additional  Surveys  of  Routes  for  the  Hennepin 
Canal.  Map.  Mr.  8.  1886.  49th  Coneress,  1st  sess.  H.  E.  doc.  117.  48  p. 

Hennepin  and  Illinois  and  Michigan  canals  considered  as  engineering 
and  commercial  problems,  treated  bv  an  engineer  acquainted  with  the 
facts  and  surveys.  Maps.  Eng.  News,  15:281-83,  My.  1,  1886. 


232  Improvement  of  the  Upper  Mississippi  River 

Reprinted  from  Chicago  Morning  News,  Apr.  7,  1886. 

Honens,  F.  W.  Aqueduct  Bridges  on  the  Illinois  and  Mississippi  Canal. 
Illus.  Eng.  Rec.,  55:769-71;  56:20-23.  Je.  29,  Jl.  6,  1907. 

Keller,  Charles.  Break  in  the  Illinois  and  Mississippi  Canal,  Aqueduct 
4.  Prof,  mem.,  5:195-98,  1913. 

McElherne,  J.  C.  Rebuilding  Lock  Gates,  Milan  section  of  Illinois 
and  Mississippi  canal.  Prof.  mem.  3:392-95,  1911. 

Marshall,  W.  L.  A  preliminary  report  upon  the  location  of  the  Illinois 
and  Mississippi  canal.  Ap.  9,  1890.  51st  Congress,  1st  sess.  H.  E.  doc. 
316.  7  p. 

—  Final  report  upon  the  location  of  the  Illinois  and  Missis- 
sippi canal.     Je.  28,  1890.     51st  Congress,  1st  sess.  H.  E.  doc.  429.     21  p. 

Morton,  Sterling.  Inland  Waterways.  Address  delivered  before  the 
Commercial  clubs  of  Davenport,  Mr.  11,  1914. 

The  development  and  use  of  the  Hennepin  canal  is  urged  as  commer- 
cially feasible.  Channels,  boats,  terminals  and  rates  are  discussed. 

Murphy,  J.  H.  Address  on  the  Hennepin  Canal.  River  and  harbor 
convention,  St.  Paul,  1885:29-35. 

Riche,  C.  S.  Emergency  Gates  of  the  Illinois  and  Mississippi  Canal. 
Prof.  mem.  2:327-38,  1910.  Excerpt.  Eng.  News  64:665-66,  D.  15,  1910. 

Rock  Island  Convention.  Memorial  on  cheap  transportation.  Mr.  24, 
1874.  43rd  Congress,  1st  sess.  H.  M.  doc.  268.  5  p. 

Concerning  the  construction  of  the  Hennepin  ship-canal. 

U.  S.  Congress.  Committee  on  Railways  and  Canals.  The  Illinois 
and  Mississippi  canal.  Ap.  11,  1882.  47th  Congress,  1st  sess.  H.  R.  1000. 
9  p. 

Majority  report  favors  the  construction  of  the  Hennepin  canal.  Minor- 
ity report  protests,  and  gives  history  of  transportation  on  the  Mississippi 
to  prove  the  inadvisability  of  such  an  expenditure  of  funds. 

-  Report  on   the   Illinois   and   Mississippi   river 
canal.     F.  17,  1886.     49th  Congress,  1st  sess  H.  R.  574.     10  p. 

-  Report  on  the  Rock  Island  and  Hennepin  canal. 
Je.  10,  1874.     43rd  Congress,  1st  sess.  H.  R.  643.     6  p. 

Recommends  the  passage  of  a  bill  to  construct  the  Hennepin  canal. 
—  Report  upon  Michigan  and  Mississippi  canal. 
F.  12,  1884.     48h  Congress,  1st  sess.  H.  R.  339.     2  p. 

-  Engineer  dept.     Facts   and   data     ...     re- 
lating to  the  construction  of  miles  19  to  23  of  the  Illinois  and  Mississippi 
canal  (Eastern  section).    D.  10,  1906.     59th  Congress,  2d  sess.  S.  doc.  103. 
5  p. 

Report  upon  the  proposed  acquisition  of  the 

Illinois  and  Michigan  canal  and  construction  of  the  Hennepin  canal.  Maps. 
Ja.  11,  1887.  49th  Congress,  2d  sess.  H.  E.  doc.  79.  169  p. 

Willard,  J.  H.  Illinois  and  Mississippi  canal.  Ja.  22,  1902.  57th 
Congress,  1st  sess.  H.  doc.  297.  5  p. 

Woermann,  J.  W.  Concrete  Construction  on  the  Illinois  and  Missis- 
sippi Canal.  Ass'n  Eng.  Soc.  13:613-33:  N.,  1894. 

Describes  the  engineering  features  of  the  Hennepin  canal. 

TERMINALS   AND   WATER    FRONT    IMPROVEMENTS 

Bushnell-Hamlin,  E.  G.  The  Davenport  waterfront.  Waterways  and 
commerce.  19-22.  Je.  1916. 

Geyer,  O.  R.  Coming  restoration  of  the  Mississippi  as  an  important 
artery  of  commerce.  Sci.  Am.  114:215,  F.  26,  1916.  Reprinted  in  Cong. 
Rec.  53:  Appendix:  420-21. 

Brief  notes  en  work  done  by  cities  from  Minneapolis  to  New  Orleans 
to  provide  adequate  terminal  facilities. 

Harding,  H.  McL.  An  engineering  report  on  the  adaptation  of  freight 
transferring;  machinery  to  the  terminal  of  the  upper  Mississippi  River. 
Typewritten. 


Improvement  of  the  Upper  Mississippi  River  233 

Iowa  General  Assembly.  An  act  to  provide  for  the  improvement  of  the 
water  and  harbor  fronts  of  incorporated  or  chartered  cities  and  towns 
situated  on  navigable  waterways  within  or  bordering  on  the  State  of  Iowa. 
35th  Gkm'l  Assembly.  Senate  File  No.  360,  1913. 

Mississippi  Valley  Terminal  League.  Preliminary  report  on  types  and 
standards  of  river  terminals  and  of  freight  handling  equipment  for  such 
terminals.  1916. 

Municipal  Harbor  Construction  in  Minneapolis.  Eng.  News  72:273, 
Jl.  30,  1914. 

Port  Improvements  along  the  Mississippi  and  Ohio  Rivers.  Eng. 
News  73:1066-68,  Jl.  3,  1915. 

Brief  notes  en  the  shipping  facilities  of  Minneapolis,  St.  Paul,  La 
Crosse,  Davenport,  Rock  Island,  Muscatine,  Keokuk,  Quincy  and  Alton. 

Ramsey,  L.  W.  Improvement  of  the  Davenport  river-front.  Am.  City 
13:321-23,  O.  1915. 

River  front  improved  without  cost  to  taxpayers.  Eng.  News-Rec.  78: 
481-82,  Je..  7,  1917. 

Leasing  of  filled  land  at  Davenport  pays  interest  on  bonds  and  forms 
funds  for  retiring  them. 

Robinson,  C.  M.  Advancement  of  Alton,  111.,  a  general  city  plan  for 
the  Board  of  Trade.  1914. 

Pt.  2,  Railroads  and  river,  presents  plan  for  improvement  of  river 
front. 

St.  Paul  Commercial  Club.  Bulletin,  River  number.  Map.  V.  3,  No. 
5.  O.  1916. 

Contains  the  Public  Affairs  Committee  report  on  rail  and  river  ter- 
minals. 

St.  Paul  Dept.  of  Public  Works.  Mississippi  River  channel  diversion 
at  St.  Paul.  Map.  1912:39-41. 

A  report  to  the  River  and  Harbor  Commission  giving  general  outline 
of  the  plan  with  itemized  estimate  of  cost. 

Tolz,  Clarence.  Building  for  the  future.  Illus.  Western  Magazine. 
9:12-20.  Je.  1916. 

Minneapolis  terminal  plans. 

Water  terminal  and  transfer  facilities.  1913.  63d  Congress,  1st  Sess. 
H.  Doc.  226. 

Rock  Island,  111.  district,  pp.  919-23;  St.  Paul,  Minn,  district,  pp.  925-27. 

U.  S.  Engineer  Dept.  Reports  on  examination  and  survey  of  harbor 
at  Minneapolis.  Maps.  Ja.  21,  1915.  63d  Congress,  3d  Sess.  H.  Doc.  1512. 
10  p. 

Wilkinson,  Thomas.  River  terminals.  Address  at  a  conference  of 
representatives  of  the  commercial  organizations  of  the  cities  of  the  Mis- 
sissippi Valley  power  zone.  Hannibal,  Mo.  Jl.  17,  1912. 

WATER-POWER   DEVELOPMENT 

Althouse,  C.  O.  Available  power  on  the  Upper  Mississippi.  Map. 
Annals  of  Amer.  Acad.  31:167-70,  Ja.  1908. 

Locates  many  power  sites. 

Coon  Creek  development  on  the  Mississippi  near  Minneapolis.  Elec. 
Wld.  62:1094-95,  N.  29.  1913. 

Coon  Rapids  development.     Map.     Power  39:906-07,  Je.  30,  1914. 

Coon  Rapids  hydroelectric  development.  Diagrs.  Eng.  Rec.  69:77-80. 
Ja.  17,  1914. 

Durham,  C.  W.  Preliminary  project  for  a  water  power  installation  at 
Duck  Creek  chain  of  the  Rock  Island  rapids.  Eng.  &  Contr.  38:419-20, 
O.  9,  1912. 

Greenleaf,  J.  L.  Report  on  the  water-power  of  the  Mississippi  river 
and  some  of  its  tributaries.  Maps.  U.  S.  Census  Office.  Tenth  Census, 
1880.  V.  17.  154  p.  Abstract  Am.  J.  Sci.  152:29-46,  Jl.  1896. 


234  Improvement  of-  the  Upper  Mississippi  River 

Lambert,  F.  T.  A  study  of  the  St.  Anthony  Power  Company's  lower 
dam.  1902  Thesis.  Minnesota  C.  E. 

Link,  J.  W.  Coon  Rapids  low-head  hydroelectric  development  on  the 
Mississippi  River  near  Minneapolis.  Illus.  W.  Soc.  Eng.  19:979-1015,  D. 
1914. 

Same  condensed.    Eng.  &  Contr.  43:151-2,  P.  17,  1915. 

Loeffler,  H.  S.  The  new  hydroelectric  plant  of  the  General  Electric 
Co.  of  Minneapolis.  Illus.  Minn.  Eng.  22:96-107,  Je.  1914. 

Describes  the  plant  situated  at  Coon  Rapids  on  the  Upper  Mississippi. 

Low-head  water-power  plant.    Illus.    Eng.  News  72:118-25,  Jl.  16,  1914. 

A  detailed  description  of  the  construction  and  equipment  of  the  Coon 
Rapids  hydroelectric  plant. 

Ralph,  G.  A.  Water  sources  of  Minnesota.  Assn.  Eng.  Soc.  48:240- 
44,  My.  1912. 

A  summary  of  developed  and  undeveloped  water-power  of  the  Upper 
Mississippi. 

Ringsred,  A.  C.  The  proposed  hydroelectric  development  at  Coon 
Creek  Rapids.  Minn.  Eng.  18:219-19,  My.  1910. 

Thomas,  R.  U.  The  Hennepin  power  house  of  the  St.  Anthony  Falls 
Water  Power  Company.  Illus.  Eng.  Rec.  59:676-79,  My.  29,  1909. 

.  Water  power  development  on  the  Mississippi  River  above 

St.  Paul.  Aff.  Eng.  Soc.  Minn.  2:215-25,  S.  1917. 

Outlines  the  factors  responsible  for  existing  conditions  and  suggests 
methods  of  control  and  direction. 

Wilson,  Thomas.  Twin  City  power  plants.  Illus.  Power  44:332-39,  S. 
5,  1916. 

A  number  of  low-head  water-power  and  steam  plants  are  described. 

Water-power  development.     See  also  Keokuk  dam,  Twin   City  dam. 


RESERVOIRS 

Dugan,  E.  J.  Mississippi  river  reservoirs.  Minn.  Sur.  &  Eng.  Soc.  10: 
72-74.  1913. 

Durham,  C.  W.  The  reservoir  possibilities  of  the  sources  of  the  Mis- 
sissippi and  tributaries  of  the  Upper  Mississippi  river  with  reference  to 
the  improvement  of  navigation.  Maps.  Eng.  News  63:61-65,  Ja.  20,  1910. 

Follansbee,  Robert.  Effect  of  federal  reservoirs  upon  flow  of  Mis- 
sissippi river  for  navigation  and  water-power  development  during  low- 
water  period  of  1910.  1912.  62d  Congress,  2d  Sess.  S.  Doc.  469:175-84. 

Garen,  G.  M.    Gull  Lake  reservoir  dam.    1910. 

Thesis.     Minnesota  C.  E. 

Harwood,  W.  S.  The  great  reservoir  svstem  of  the  Upper  Mississippi. 
Map.  Harper's  Weekly,  41:38-39,  Ja.  9.  1897. 

Hill,  J.  J.  Reservoir  method  of  flood  prevention.  R.  of  Rs.  47:697-98, 
Jl.  1913. 

Advocates  a  system  of    reservoirs  on  each  branch  of  the  Mississippi. 

Humphreys,  A.  A.  Reservoir  svstem.  In  Report  upon  the  physics 
and  hvdraulics  of  the  Mississippi  river.  406-11.  1876. 

Johnson,  Archibald.  Reservoirs  ft  tbp  headwaters  of  the  Mississippi 
river.  Minn.  Erg  &  Sur.  Soc.  2:96-100,  1898. 

Lemen,  W.  C.  A  topographical  survev  of  the  reservoir  svstpm  at  the 
head-waters  of  the  Mississippi  river.  Technograph  15:32-42  1901.  Ab- 
stract. Erg.  Rec.  44:80-82,  Jl.  27,  1901. 

Pvlft  J.  G.  Reservoir  system  for  the  Upper  Mississippi.  Map.  Harper 
69:616-22  S.  1884. 

Ppser^oi<r«  at  the  headwaters  of  the  Mississippi  river.  Eng.  Rec.  67: 
436,  Ap.  19,  1913. 

Tt-~  T.~ servoirs  are  intended  to  improve  nagivation  on  the  river  above 
Lake  Pepin. 


Improvement  of  the  Upper  Mississippi  River  235 

Riche,  C.  S.  Reservoirs  on  the  Upper  Mississippi.  In  the  further 
improvement  of  our  waterways.  An  address  before  the  Contemporary 
Club,  Davenport,  Iowa.  1908. 

Stewart,  C.  B.  Storage  reservoirs  at  the  headwaters  of  the  Wiscon- 
sin river  and  their  relation  to  stream  flow.  In  Report  of  the  Committee 
on  water  powers,  forestry  and  drainage  of  the  Wisconsin  legislature. 
713-22,  1910. 

U.  S.  Congress.  Senate.  Committee  on  Commerce.  Reservoirs  on 
the  Upper  Mississippi  river,  by  Archibald  Johnson,  F.  V.  Abbott,  W.  R. 
King  and  C.  A.  Pillsbury.  Map.  D.  15,  1898.  55th  Congress,  3d  Sess.  S. 
R.  1433:3-34. 

U.  S.  Engineer  Dept.  Report  on  reservoirs  in  the  Mississippi  river. 
F.  21,  1881.  46th  Congress,  3d  Sess.  S.  E.  Doc.  48.  66  p. 

Contains  a  report  from  C.  J.  Allen  upon  the  results  of  surveys  in  1880 
for  the  establishment  of  reservoirs  at  the  headwaters  of  the  Mississippi. 

ST.  PAUL  AND  MINNEAPOLIS  LOCK  AND  DAM 

Beckjord,  W.  C.  A  study  of  proposed  water  power  development  at 
U.  S.  lock  and  dam  Xo.  1,  Mississippi  river  between  St.  Paul  and  Min- 
neapolis. 1909. 

Thesis.     Minnesota.     E.  E. 

Fossen,  G.  The  effect  of  the  high  dam  upon  the  sewers  of  Minne- 
apolis and  St.  Paul.  1911. 

Thesis.     Minnesota.     C.  E. 

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Results  of  an  investigation  of  the  available  power  and  the  cost  of 
development. 

Freeman,  G.  W.  The  Mississippi  river  Meh  dam.  by  G.  W.  Freeman 
and  A.  F.  Meyer.  Minn.  Sur.  &  Eng.  Soc.  10:175-206,  1913. 

A  technical  treatment  of  the  construction  of  Government  lock  and 
dam  Xo.  1.  Xine  pages  are  devoted  to  a  discussion  of  the  dam  as  a  power 
site. 

Fullerton,  Aubrey.  Adding  a  link  to  the  Mississippi.  Illus.  Tech.  Wld. 
20:120-22,  S.  1913. 

.  The  completing  of  the  Mississippi.  World  Today  10:494- 

98,  Mv.  1906. 

Gould,  J.  A.  The  Meeker  Island  dams  and  locks.  Yale  Sci.  M.  N. 
1900. 

Information  concerning  construction  of  locks  which  will  give  Min- 
neapolis a  commercial  waterway. 

Government  power  dam  for  municipal  use.  Eng.  Xews  72:959-61,  N. 
12,  1914. 

Describes  the  changes  made  in  the  Twin  City  dam,  when  half  built, 
to  afford  power  development.  • 

Herrold,  G.  H.  St.  Paul-MinneaDolis  dam  and  locks  are  now  com- 
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In  the  matter  of  the  High  dam  between  Minneapolis  and  St.  Paul. 
Application  for  permit  and  lease  on  behalf  of  Municipal  Electric  Com- 
pany of  Minnesota.  1911. 

Comrany  to  be  composed  of  the  cities  of  St.  Paul  and  Minneapolis, 
and  the  University  of  the  State  of  Minnesota. 

Jevne.  G.  W.  Stndv  of  proposed  water  power  development  at  U.  S. 
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Thesis. '  Minnesota.  C.  E. 

MpT-er.  A.  F.  Mi«ci=<=inri  rivpr  high  dam  at  St.  Paul  and  Minneapolis. 
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236  Improvement  of  the  Upper  Mississippi  River 

A  description  of  the  design  of  the  dam,  and  a  study  of  the  amount 
of  power  which  will  be  made  available. 

.  Power  development  at  the  high  dam  between  Minne- 
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.     Report  on  the  feasibility  of  water  power  development  at 

the  Mississippi  river  high  dam  by  the  Municipal  Electric  Co.  of  the  State 
of  Minnesota.     1913.     Typewritten. 

The  results  of  an  investigation  to  (1)  determine  the  amount  of  water 
available;  (2)  the  cost  of  constructing  and  operating  a  hydro-electric  in- 
stallation capable  of  developing  this  water  power;  (3)  the  probable  use 
to  which  the  Municipal  Electric  Co.  could  put  the  power,  the  amount  re- 
quired for  such  uses,  and  the  benefits  to  be  derived. 

— .     The  Twin  Cities'  interest  in  the  high  dam.     Illus.    C.  E. 
Soc.  St.  Paul  1:2:1-2,  12-16,  D.  1915. 

Reprint  Assn.  Eng.  Soc.  55:171-83,  N.  1915. 

The  improvement  in  navigation  and  the  available  water  power  are 
discussed. 

Michener,  C.  K.  Port  of  missing  ships;  the  Mississippi  river  dam  at 
Minneapolis.  Bellman  24:10-14,  38-42,  Ja.  5-12,  1918. 

History  of  the  building  of  the  dam,  description  of  the  Falls,  wharves 
prepared,  and  forecast  of  possible  restoration  of  boats  and  traffic. 

Minnesota.  Laws,  Statutes,  etc.  An  act  to  authorize  the  formation 
of  public  corporations,  under  certain  circumstances,  in  order  to  secure 
and  provide  electrical  energy,  at  approximate  cost,  for  cities  and  any 
state  institution  in  any  such  city.  1911.  S.  F.  No.  496. 

The  Mississippi  river  lock  and  dam  No.  1.  Eng.  Rec.  65:60-61.  Ja. 
20,  1912. 

New  Mississippi.     Sci.  Am.  118:561,  577,  Je.  22,  1918. 

A  description  of  the  Twin  City  dam,  and  a  general  discussion  on  trans- 
portation improvement. 

Tiffany,  W.  C.  Prenaring  the  Upper  Mississippi  for  modern  com- 
merce. R.  of  Rs.  47:179-81,  F.  1913. 

History  of  the  construction  of  Minneauolis  lock  and  dam,  proposed 
terminal  conveniences,  and  estimated  growth  of  river  transportation. 

Uniaue  construction  methods  and  devices  employed  at  lock  and  dam 
No.  1.  Mississippi  river  improvement.  Illus.  Eng.  &  Contr.  39:315-18,  Mr. 
19,  1913. 

U.  S.  Engineer  Dept.  Report  as  to  use  of  surplus  water  flowing  over 
dams  in  river  between  St.  Paul  and  Minneapolis.  D.  2,  1907.  60th  Con- 
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C.  H.  Stewart  Editorial.  Use  of  water  rower  at  Mississippi  river  high 
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KEOKUK  LOCK  AND  DAM. 

Barr,  G.  W.  Harnessing  the  Mississipni  to  electric  generators:  Keo- 
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Economic  considerations  and  engineering  features  are  discussed. 

.     A  water  Dower  of  world-wide  effects.     Illus.     Pan  Amer- 
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Barterre,  W.  G.  World's  greatest  water-power  development.  Illus. 
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Building  the  hydro-electric  plant  of  the  Mississippi  River  Power  Com- 
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Clark,  C.  M.  Electric  power  from  the  Mississippi  river.  Illus  maps. 
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The  pl?nt  of  the  Mississippi  River  Power  Co.  at  Keokuk  dam  is 
described.  The  history  of  the  movement,  character  of  the  river  bed,  flow 
of  water,  storage,  details  of  dam  construction,  power  house  structure,  in- 
stallation, lock  and  dry  dock  are  explained  and  illustrated. 


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Cooley,  L.  E.  Report  on  the  development  of  the  water  power  of  the 
Des  Moines  rapids  of  the  Mississippi  river  near  Keokuk,  Iowa,  and  Hamil- 
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Cooper.  H.  L.  The  Keokuk  dam.  National  rivers  and  harbors  con- 
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Mr.  Cooper  is  chief  engineer,  Mississippi  River  Power  Co. 

Electric  power  frcni  the  Mississippi  river,  engineering  details  of  the 
Keokuk  plant  with  a  description  of  the  power  house  and  the  turbine  units, 
lilus.  Iron  Tr.  Rev.  52:575-80,  Mr.  6,  1913. 

Fales.  E.  X.  The  Mississippi  river  dam  at  Keokuk,  Iowa.  Diagrs. 
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A  technical  treatise  on  construction  and  equipment. 

Green,  \V.  P.  Hugh  L.  Cooper,  who  built  the  Keokuk  dam.  Si.  Am. 
109:366.  X.  8,  1913. 

Outlines  the  problems  met  in  constructing  this  dam. 

— .     Damming  the    Mississippi.     Sci.   Am.    102:422.      My.    21. 
1910. 

Historical  review  of  the  Keckuk  hydro-electric  development.     Illus. 
162-!.     S.  6,  1913. 

Improving  the  Des  Moines  Rapids.  An  illustrated  description  of  the 
Keokuk  dam  across  the  Mississippi  and  its  effect  on  civilization.  Illus. 
Marine  Review  43:119-26.  Ap.  1913. 

Keokuk  hydro-electric  development.  Map.  Iron  Tr.  Rev.  52:513-17. 
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Keokuk  power  plant.     Elec.  Wld.  61:1122.     My.  31,  1913. 

Keokuk-St.  Louis  transmission  line.     Elec.  Wld.     60:496-98.    S.  7,  1912. 

Keokuk:  World's  largest  water-power  plant.  Illus.  Elec.  Wld.  61: 
11.-.7-6S.  My.  31,  1913. 

Kirkland,  H.  B.  Great  Mississippi  dam  at  Keokuk  that  will  make  the 
river  develop  200,000  electrical  horse-power.  World's  Work  25:337-46, 
Ja.  1913. 

Larner,  C.  W.  Keokuk  power  plant  turbines.  Iron  Age  91:659-64. 
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Lcck  and  dry  decks  at  Keokuk.  Diagrs.  Eng.  Rec.  68:88-92.  Jl.  26, 
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Lof.  E.  A.  Mississippi  river  hydro-electric  development  at  Keokuk. 
Map.  Gen.  Elec.  Rev.  17:85-97,  375-91.  F.-Ap.  1914. 

McFarland,  M.  F.  The  power  house  at  the  new  Keokuk  dam.  Illus. 
Wis.  Eng.  17:139-49.  Ja.  1913. 

Mississippi  gees  to  work  for  a  corporation.  Illus.  Collier's  51:14. 
Jl.  19.  1913. 

The  Mississippi  lock  at  Keokuk.    Eng.  Xews  70:964-72.    X.  13,  1913. 

A  description  of  this  400x110  ft.  lock,  its  single  lift  of  30  to  40  ft.  and 
its  gate  equipment. 

Mississippi  River  Power  Co.,  Keokuk,  Iowa.  Electric  power  from  the 
Mississippi  river.  Bulletin  1-10.  Mr.  1911-J1.  1913. 

— .     Electric  power  from  the  Mississippi:      Final  ed.     Illus. 
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Detailed  description  of  the  building  and  operating  of  the  Keokuk  dam. 

Moorhead,  F.  G.  Damming  the  Mississippi.  Tech.  Wld  15:49-55.  Mr. 
1911. 

— .     Harnessing  the  Mississippi.     World  Today  11:755-57    Jl. 
1906. 

— .     Industriad  awakening  of  the  upper  Mississippi.     World 
Today  20:472-76.    Ap.  1911. 

The  importance  of  the  Keokuk  dam  as  an  improvement  to  navigation, 
as  a  source  of  power  and  as  an  incentive  to  the  construction  of  manufac- 
turing plants. 


238  Improvement  of  the  Upper  Mississippi  River 

New  installation  keeps  ice  away  from  Keokuk  dam.  Diagrs.  Eng. 
News-Rec.  80-124-26.  Ja.  17,  1918. 

Opening  of  the  world's  greatest  power  plant  at  Keokuk.  Damming 
the  Mississippi  to  produce  300,000  hydro-electric  horse-power.  Illus.  Sci. 
Am.  109:212-13.  S.  13,  1913. 

Parsons,  B.  H.  New  type  of  submersible  lock  gate  at  Keokuk.  Diagrs. 
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Power  from  the  Mississippi  river  at  Keokuk.  Illus.  map.  Power  38: 
184-90.  Ag.  5,  1913. 

Power-house  for  entire  Mississippi.    Gassier  44:147-54.    S.  1913. 

Rogers,  H.  S.  Damming  the  world's  greatest  river;  harnessing  the 
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10,  1912. 

Taylor,  W.  T.  Hydro-electric  station  at  Keokuk.  In  American  Hydro- 
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Contents:  Features  of  development,  dam,  power-house,  draft  tubes, 
single  runner  turbines,  generators,  transformers. 

300,000  horse-power  hydro-electric  plant  on  the  Mississippi.  Engineer 
117:475-78,  502-04,  530-34.  My.  1-15,  1914. 

Two  hundred  thousand  horse-power.  Keokuk  dam.  Gassier  44:23-31, 
Jl.  1913. 

Water  wheels  at  Keokuk.    Illus.    Eng.  Rec.  66:536-38.    N.  16,  1912. 

Willey,  D.  A.  Electric  power  on  the  Mississippi.  Illus.  Cassier's  Eng. 
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The  world's  largest  water-power  plant.  Elec.  Wld.  61:1157-68.  My.  31, 
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ENGINEERING  MISCELLANY. 

Dahl,  H.  M.  F.  The  new  dam  at  Minneapolis.  Engineer's  Yr.  Bk.  5:93- 
101,  1897. 

Presents  the  engineering  features  of  the  dam  below  St.  Anthony  Falls. 

Durham,  C.  W.     Backwater  effects  of  exposed  and  submerged  dams 

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— .  Comparison  of  plant  and  operating  cost  of  day  labor  and 
contract  work  in  the  U.  S.  improvement  of  the  upper  Mississippi  river. 
Illus.  Eng.  &  Contr.  37:91-93,  Ja.  24,  1912. 

— .  Cost,  life  and  repair  of  barges,  towboats,  and  other  float- 
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1881-1911.  Eng.  &  Contr.  38:61-3,  Jl.  17,  1912. 

— .  Method  and  cost  of  operating  hydraulic  pine-line  dredges 
on  the  upper  Mississippi.  Eng.  &  Contr.  40:360-63,  S.  24,  1913. 

— .  Methods  and  cost  of  barge  construction  of  creosoted 
lumber  at  U.  S.  boatyard,  Fountain  City,  Wis.  Eng.  &  Contr.  38:677-78. 
D.  18,  1912. 

Structural  barges  for  upper  Mississippi  river  improvement. 

— .  Methods  and  cost  of  building  shore  protections  on  the 
upper  Mississippi  river.  Eng.  &  Contr.  39:398-403.  Ap.  9,  1913. 

— .  Methods  and  costs  of  making  the  U.  S.  improvement  at 
Coon  Slough  on  the  upper  Mississippi  river.  Eng.  &  Contr.  38:135-36,  Jl. 
31,  1912. 

— .  Opportunities  for  contractors  on  the  U.  S.  improvements 
of  the  upper  Mississippi  river,  with  description  of  plant  required  and  data 
for  estimating.  Eng.  &  Contr.  36:420-23,  O.  18,  1911. 

— .  Sheer  booms  and  guide  fences  at  bridges  crossing  the 
upper  Mississippi  river  from  St.  Paul  to  the  mouth  of  the  Missouri.  Eng. 
&  Contr.  38:165-67.  Ag.  7,  1912. 

— .  The  use  of  a  plank  or  lumber  apron  mat  for  shore  pro- 
tection on  the  upper  Mississippi  river.  Illus.  Eng.  &  Contr.  40:181-86,  Ag. 
13,  1913. 


Improvement  of  the  Upper  Mississippi  River  239 

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Geyer,  O.  R.  Blasting  of  a  canal  through  a  river  bottom.  Sci.  Am. 
114:479,  My.  6,  1916. 

A  description  of  the  equipment  used  in  cutting  through  the  rock  bed 
of  the  St.  Claire  Rapids. 

Improving  navigation  on  the  upper  Mississippi  near  Le  Claire,  Iowa. 
Eng.  Rec.  72:785-6,  D.  25,  1915. 

Construction  of  3i^-mile  canal,  250  ft.  wide  along  the  upper  Rock 
Island  rapids. 

The  lock  in  the  Mississippi  river  at  Moline,  111.  Eng.  Rec.  59:125-27, 
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An  illustrated  article  showing  the  construction  of  this  80x350  ft.  lock. 

Monroe,  R.  Hydraulic  dredging  on  the  upper  Mississippi  river.  Eng. 
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Detailed  description  of  the  dredges  used.  Dredging  operations  are 
clearly  shown. 

North,  E.  P.  Wing  dams  on  the  upper  Mississippi.  Am.  Soc.  Civil 
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Built  to  improve  navigation. 

Peyton,  J.  H.  Des  Moines  Rapids  canal.  In  American  transportation 
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Richards,  A.  L.  Placing  rock  in  the  Mississippi  river  shore  protection. 
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Washburne,  E.  B.  Report  on  the  rapids  of  the  Mississippi  river.  Ap. 
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A  speech  favoring  an  appropriation  for  continuing  the  improvement 
of  the  Des  Moines  and  Rock  Island  rapids. 

Yarnell,  D.  L.  The  construction  of  hydraulic  fill  levees.  Eng.  News 
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Notes  based  on  work  on  the  Mississippi  river  in  Wisconsin  and 
Illinois. 

MAPS. 

U.  S.  Congress.  Survey  ...  of  the  Mississippi  river,  drawn 
by  M.  C.  Meigs  and  Henry  Kayser.  In  a  collection  of  maps,  etc.,  pub- 
lished by  order  of  congress.  No.  154-55,  1837. 

Contents:  Map  of  the  Des  Moines  rapids — Map  of  the  Rock  Island 
rapids. 

— .  Engineer  office.  Hydrographical  basin  of  the  upper  Mis- 
sissippi river  from  astronomical  and  barometrical  observations,  surveys 
and  information,  by  J.  N.  Nicollet.  Reduced  and  compiled  .  .  .  from 
the  map  published  in  1842  and  from  other  authorities  in  1843.  30  x  36, 
1843. 

— .  Mississippi  river  from  the  Falls  of  St.  An- 
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14x24,  1915. 

Mississippi  River  Commission.  Detail  charts  of  the 
upper  Mississippi  river  from  Minneapolis  to  its  headwaters.  Two  scales, 
1  inch-7  mile,  and  1  inch-1, 666  ft.  No.  210-278.  12%  x  221A,  1881-85. 

— .     Detail  charts  of  the  upper  Mississippi  river 

from  the  houth  of  the  Ohio  river  to  Minneapolis.  Two  scales  1  inch-1 
mile,  and  1  inch-1,666  ft.  No.  101-189.  12%x22%  1881-85. 


240  Improvement  of  the  Upper  Mississippi  River 

— .  Navy  Dept.  Bureau  of  Navigation.  Hydrographic  office. 
Map  of  the  hydrographical  basin  of  the  upper  Mississippi  river  from 
astronomical  rnd  barometrical  observations,  surveys  and  information  by 
J.  N.  Nicollet.  Scale  1  inch-1,200,000  ft.  76x62,1842. 

Mississippi  River  Channel  Maps,  St.  Louis  to  St.  Paul.  Scale  y2  inch- 
1  mile.  11x6.  La  Crosse,  Wis.,  1914. 

Contains  reproductions  of  the  Mississippi  River  Commission's  detail 
maps,  No.  107-36,  corrected  to  the  opening  of  navigation,  1914. 


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